Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Christmas Tree Mug Rug from Quiltville

I saw a post on Quiltville's blog yesterday. She gave away a free pattern for a mug rug here. I don't want to start "new" projects, but I just couldn't help myself. I did add the small red border to the pattern. I seldom follow a pattern exactly.

When I printed the paper piecing patterns, I couldn't believe how small the trees were. This is small. You can use your crumb stash here. That stippling is really, really small.

I attached the back like Ricky Timms does. You make the part that looks like a binding an extra border on the top. The back is two pieces partially sewn together leaving a turning hole. I added the hanging loop before the back. Sew the back all the way around, clip the corners, and turn the mug rug. Next you press the edges and then quilt. I added the label after turning. I should have added it before I attached the back. It is iron on, but caught in one of the quilting lines. This was a WAY fun project. I was very excited about it all the way through. I am going to enlarge the pattern and see what I can do with a larger version. ﻿

My Completed Projects 2013 - 2 Quilts and 2 Bags

The first part of the year I spent with Richard while we were unemployed. The second part of the year I spent helping Laura my dil who was very ill. It was not a year for quilting, but I don't regret my time spent else where.